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Philippe Verpiand

Master Chef of France (2015) and chef-owner of Étoile Cuisine et Bar, a French restaurant in Houston's Uptown Park, which he runs with his wife Monica Bui.

Oct 12, 2026

1:57
Mm.
1:57
And after a year, a year and a half, go into another Michelin, uh, uh, star restaurant to learn another type of, uh, you know, from another chef, another view, and, uh, stuff like that.
2:08
So back then, you know, the labor law, it was, uh, it w- it was not like, uh, like it is now.
2:14
So your, your week was more like, uh, 80, 80 hours a week, uh, 90 sometimes, uh, long hours.
2:22
But, uh-

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12:14
[laughs]
12:15
And, uh, so I, I have, uh, my, uh, my kitchen garden is quite big, and I mean, enough, and, uh, yes, garden bed.
12:22
So, and I discover, and I, uh...

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